Land Lease Summit: Race to Capture the Silver Renter Opportunity in 2026

Capital is flowing, new entrants are arriving and the rise of the silver renter is reshaping the market. The land lease sector is no longer emerging. It is established, it is scaling and the only question now is who will capture the opportunity.

The Urban Developer’s 2026 Land Lease Summit returns to the Calile Hotel, Brisbane on Thursday, June 25, 2026, bringing together more than 200 C-suite property professionals from across the private and institutional land lease sector.

Now in its second year, the summit has established itself as the industry’s primary forum for examining how developers, operators and capital are approaching the asset class—and what is shaping decision-making as the pipeline continues to grow.

The rapid growth of land lease in Australia

CBRE head of Pacific research Sameer Chopra opens the day with a detailed keynote covering supply, demand and institutional investment into the land lease sector. 

Chopra's session will provide the quantitative foundation for the day, mapping the national pipeline and the capital forces behind it.

The rise of the silver renter

Urbis associate director Kylie Newcombe follows with a keynote examining how an ageing population, an affordability crisis and shifting demand are reshaping the land lease sector and broader housing market. 

Newcombe brings 20 years of experience working with developers and operators targeting the downsizer market across land lease, retirement villages and apartments.

Perspectives from the top

Aspen Group joint chief executive John Carter joins a panel examining how major players from across the sector are approaching 2026 and beyond. 

Carter’s 35 years of experience across real estate and financial markets, including his role leading one of Australia's most active listed land lease businesses, will provide deep insight. 

The legal landscape of land lease

Hopgood Ganim partner Anthony Pitt delivers a practical briefing on the evolving state frameworks, regulations and legislation affecting land lease owners and developers—covering site agreements, regulatory compliance and dispute resolution.

The valuation of land lease communities in Australia

A session examining the valuation methodology and current benchmarks being applied to land lease assets across the country—providing direct insight into how the market is pricing this asset class as transaction activity increases.

Riding the wave of capital

MA Financial Group managing director Brad Couper leads a panel exploring the drivers of institutional investment into the sector. 

Couper oversees more than $2 billion in alternative real estate assets, including a significant land lease portfolio. The panel will examine how capital is being allocated, where valuations are moving and what investor appetite looks like heading into the next phase of the cycle.

The next wave of land lease entrants

A panel focused on why new developers, operators and capital are moving into the sector, featuring Next Living at ID_Corp general manager Nick Bosco, Horizon Living managing director Bernie McGovern and Millbray general manager of development Matt Fedrick. 

Between them, the three speakers represent a cross-section of the new entrant landscape, from established residential businesses diversifying into land lease to private, regional operators building community-led projects from the ground up.

In conversation with an industry pioneer

The day closes with a headline in-conversation session featuring a long-standing industry figure whose experience spans the full arc of the sector's development in Australia.